COURSE ANCIENT HISTORY
FACULTY HSIE
ATAR Status: Yes
Category: A - 2 Units
HSC Exam: Yes
See History Extension description below.
Description:
The Year 11 course provides students with opportunities to develop and apply their understanding of methods and issues involved in the investigation of the ancient past. Students have the opportunity to engage in the study of a range of features, people, places, events and developments of the ancient world. Topics include historical periods such as Bronze Age Greece, significant personalities including the pharaoh Tutankhamun, and features of ancient societies such as slavery, weapons and warfare, and the lives of women.
The Year 12 course provides students with opportunities to apply their understanding of archaeological and written sources and relevant issues in the investigation of the ancient past. Through a core study, students investigate the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and explore issues relating to reconstruction and conservation of the past. They also study the key features and sources of an ancient society, personality and historical period. The Year 12 course offers a selection of topics from the following societies: Egypt, Greece, Rome and the Near East.